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Director, Software Engineering - Common Platform Services at Zscaler

Department: Zero Trust Exchange

Compensation

$248,000 – $310,000/yr

Setup
Hybrid
Location
San Jose, California
Type
Full-time
Level
lead/mgmt
Posted

Description

Zscaler is hiring a Director, Engineering, Common Platform Services to lead cross-functional engineering teams and drive the technical roadmap for common platform services across its products, including Zscaler Workflow Automation and Unified Authorization. The role focuses on scalable, secure, high-performing platforms and developer tooling, modernizing the SDLC with an AI-native approach, and managing senior technical talent. It requires 15+ years of software engineering experience, including 10+ years of technical people management and public or private cloud product delivery, along with strong AWS or GCP leadership and experience building massively scalable cloud services. The position is hybrid in San Jose, California, with three days per week in the office, and offers a base salary of $248,000–$310,000 USD.

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